May 2010 Newsletter – Job Openings and Houston Market Update!

Posted on May 7, 2010May 7, 2010 by Dianedelgadolemaire

Industry News and Updates

Where do I start???? 2010 has been a very pleasant surprise. Honestly, I did not expect the market to shift so fast. We have had a tremendous amount of clients request Accountants on a permanent and temporary basis. Personally, as a Recruiter, I have had the best start I have every had in 9 years of recruiting!!!! Basically it boils down to companies starting to experience more demand and not having enough resources to get all the work done. Most accounting departments have been running very lean for the past 18 months or so. We are seeing positions at all levels from temporary AR/AR clerks, to Accounting Managers and Financial Analysts. The biggest demand to date has been in Tax (both public accounting and industry). I think we have finally put the worst of times behind us and can look forward to brighter days!

If you ever wonder what I am recruiting for you can always follow my blog at: www.dianedelgadolemaire.wordpress.com.

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Local Statistics:

National / Houston Unemployment Rate: 9.9% / 8.5% (This is increasing, because workers who had given up their job search are returning to the market).
Price of Oil / Natural Gas: Between $80 and $85 (April last year it was $55) / $3.99
Oil Rig Count: 1483
Industries hiring: Upstream Oil & Gas, CPA Firms, Non Profit, Healthcare, Business Services, Midstream Oil & Gas, Manufacturing
Positions in demand: Tax Staff, Tax Senior, Tax Manager (Public & Industry), Controller & CFO (coming back), Internal Audit, Upstream Accounting Positions, Financial Analysts!!!
Industries not hiring or flat: Construction, Homebuilding(Starting to see some improvement)

Great Article:

http://money.cnn.com/2010/05/07/news/economy/jobs_april/index.htm

Below is a partial list of our local and national searches:

Local Searches

JIB Accountant
Downtown, 50 to 60K, 10% Bonus Potential

Sales & Use Tax Senior
Downtown, 65 to 85K plus bonus

Senior Auditor (Public Accounting)
Central Houston, Work Life Balance, Paid Overtime

Assistant Controller (Banking)
Downtown, 90K

Senior Auditor
West Houston, 60%

Senior Auditor
Northwest Houston, 20% Travel, 70 to 85K

Financial Analyst
Downtown, Oil & Gas, 1 to 3 year Public Accounting background

FAS 133 Accountant, CPA
West Houston, 75 to 85K

Federal & State Tax Accountant
Manager Track, 249 / 1960, 75K

SEC Accountant
Galleria, 75 to 85K, MUST have Big 4 Background

Tax Analyst (Federal, State, FAS 109)
Galleria, 55 to 70K

Assistant Controller
Downtown, 55 to 65K (no more than 3 years experience)

Senior Analyst
Galleria, 110K, Purchase Price Allocation and Acquisitions / Dispositions / E&P

Non Profit Staff Accountant (2 Openings)
40 to 45K

Credit & Collections Manager
Southwest Houston, 45 to 50K

Temporary Openings

Part Time Lead Generators
Up to $50 / hour – Weekends mainly

Interim Accounting Manager with Timberline
Pay Rate: $25 / hour

Grant Accountant (Federal Funding)
Pay Rate: $20 / hour

AP / AR Bilingual with MAS 90
Pay rate: $15/ hour

JIB Accountant, Houston, Texas

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Dianedelgadolemaire

Description

Maintain work-in-progress, fixed asset, and depletion, depreciation, and amortization accounts
Process and maintain advances received from partners for drilling and completion costs
Set up and maintain producing overhead rates
Set up and generate well payout reports, and track payout status for carried interests, farmouts, and other joint interest arrangements
Perform account reconciliation and analysis for various accounts receivable, prepayment, and liability accounts
Process journals for monthly and quarterly cost accrual, expense clearing, and account reclass entries
Communicate with division office personnel, partners, and owners to provide information and resolve questions concerning cost and billing issues
Research joint interest audit report findings, process adjustments, and communicate resolution of exceptions
Perform analysis and prepare reports to satisfy monthly and quarterly reporting requirements
Maintain control schedules, status reports, and job procedures pertaining to assigned responsibilities

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting is preferred

Two years E&P accounting experience

Proficient knowledge of Windows, Excel, and Word.

Sales & Use Tax Senior – Houston, Texas

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Dianedelgadolemaire

Description

JOB DESCRIPTION:
-Assist in the coordination of large complex State Sales/Use Tax Audits.

-Independently manage smaller State and Local Sales/Use Tax Audits.

-Autonomously perform reviews of transactions from a Sales/Use Tax standpoint.

-Independently perform Sales/Use Tax research and obtain documentation as defense for audit and refund/credit issues.

-Coordinate Sales/Use Tax accuracy reviews of the company’s Divisions.

-Assist in Department tax accounting requirements as needed, including tax account reconciliations.

-Assist in the building and maintaining of Use Tax rules by State, for system requirements.

Requirements

JOB REQUIRED SKILLS:
-Bachelors degree in Accounting preferred, other business related degree would be considered.

-5 years multi-state Sales/Use Tax experience.

-2 years experience in the upstream and midstream Oil & Gas industry preferred.

-Experience with the Microsoft Office Suite, including MS Access.

-CPA or CMI a plus.

Position will be filled at a level commensurate with experience.

Tax Accountant – Oil & Gas, Houston, Texas

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Dianedelgadolemaire

Must be able to independently prepare complex Excel spreadsheets, analyze source documents for book/tax differences, compute tax depletion and depreciation, maintain tax calendars, and maintain schedules of tangible property. Responsible for quarterly state and federal tax estimates. Prepare tax returns for state and federal partnerships, trusts, individual, and S corporation. Must possess a general knowledge of federal and state income, information, and sales and use tax.

BBA in accounting or comparable degree required, with some tax courses preferred. Prefer 5 years work experience in tax accounting, or 3 years with a Big Four firm. Oil & gas tax experience a plus. Should be able to communicate well, both verbally and in writing. CPA candidate preferred.

Current Openings!!! Accounting & Finance – Houston, TEXAS

Posted on April 22, 2010April 28, 2010 by Dianedelgadolemaire

Lead Financial Analyst (DT)
Financial Analyst Oil & Gas (DT)
Senior Tax Manager (FAS 109 – DT)
Accounting Manager (Southwest Houston) 100 – 120K
Accounting Supervisor (West Houston) Manufacturing
Credit & Collections Manager (Southwest Houston)
MLP Tax Lead (DT)
Senior Audit – Public Accounting (Southwest Houston)
Staff Audit – Public Accounting (Southwest Houston)
Internal Audit (60% travel) West Houston
JIB Accountant (DT)
JV Accountant (West Houston)
Assistant Controller (Downtown)
SEC Accountant (Galleria)
Senior Financial Analyst – Special Projects Accountant – West Houston
Senior Corporate Tax Accountant – Public Accounting (Oil & Gas Clients!!!!!)
Tax Supervisor (DT)
Non Profit Controller
FAS133 Accountant (West Houston)

NEW: Oil & Gas TAX Accountant (Federal & State) & Entry Level Staff Accountant

Financial Analyst 50 to 75K, Houston, Texas

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Dianedelgadolemaire

Position Description • Reporting to VP Finance, provide financial analysis and planning services and market analytical support to Products Pipelines business unit • Develop and maintain market information data and reports that relate to the Products Pipeline operating areas including national supply and demand data for petroleum products • Track and analyze performance of segment assets with emphasis on market factors and operating efficiencies • Coordinate and prepare weekly, monthly and quarterly volume and margin reports • Manage annual capital budget process and monthly expansion capital project report • Provide support to commercial management personnel in development of reports and analysis for monthly earnings review, quarterly business reviews and annual budgets Position Requirements • Accounting degree and minimum two years accounting experience • CPA preferred • Strong technical proficiency in business systems • Self-starter with strong organizational skills and outstanding communication skills

Tax, Tax, Tax – Houston, Texas – Senior, Supervisor, Manager Roles!!!

Posted on April 9, 2010April 9, 2010 by Dianedelgadolemaire

Our client, a regional CPA Firm, is looking for tax talent!!!!! This firm has less than 20 individual and 5 S-Corp Returns. Do you love corporate tax (Federal, State & Partnership Returns – Oil & Gas, Manufacturing & Distribution). This could be the place for you!!!!!

Tax Senior Staff

The Senior Tax Staff works independently and has direct client contact.

Essential duties include:

Demonstrates a senior level of technical knowledge in tax matters and related issues
Possesses the experience and judgment needed to make decisions in the day-to-day performance of an engagement
Demonstrates high level of teamwork with other team members
Establishes rapport with client contacts. Performs technical work on complex returns
Consults with Supervisor to advise clients about improvements to their systems and procedures

Education and Experience Required: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a Master’s degree with an emphasis in accounting. CPA certification preferred or must be actively pursuing CPA certification by sitting for all scheduled exams. Two to three years of professional level tax experience in public accounting.

Tax Supervisor

The Tax Supervisor has demonstrated technical proficiency in tax matters and the ability to plan and supervise entire engagements.

Essential duties include:

Plans and supervises all components of tax engagements of varying complexities
Defines complex tax issues, including establishing the facts of the matter, performs or supervises related research and provides conclusions and recommendations based on the needs of the client
Mentors team members and writes performance evaluations
Develops client relationships as work is performed
Learns/understands the client’s business and related issues
Chooses practice specialty by industry or other area of focus, as supported by Firm policies
Develops prospective client and other professional contacts and relationships beneficial to the Firm
Recognizes the need to provide additional services to existing clients by teaming with the other practice areas of the Firm available from other departments

Education and Experience Required: A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a Master’s degree with an emphasis in accounting or an MBA is required. CPA certification is preferred, or must be actively pursuing CPA certification by sitting for all scheduled exams. Four to five years of related experience, preferably in public accounting, with demonstrated progression in complexity of tax engagements and demonstrated leadership abilities.

Tax Manager

The Tax Manager is a CPA with more than seven years of experience, including two years’ experience as a Tax Supervisor. The Manager has responsibility for management of multiple engagements and serves as the primary contact with the client.

The Tax Manager:

Supervises and verifies the technical research for multiple complete tax engagements
Serves as the primary contact with the client during the engagement; responsible for ensuring quality of work performed and satisfaction of client
Reviews the preparation of individual, corporate, partnership, fiduciary and non-profit tax returns
Recruits, trains, mentors, motivates and evaluates team members
Deepens professional development in an industry and/or other specialty area, as supported by Firm policy
Actively participates in the Firm’s marketing program, member of sales team, prepares presentations to prospective clients
Actively builds and manages professional contacts through membership in professional and community organizations
Works with clients to deepen/strengthen relationship with the entire Firm. Actively seeks opportunities to provide additional services as dictated by the needs of the client
Takes an active role in AICPA activities and serves as an instructor in the Firm’s in-house CPE Program
Has knowledge of the Firm’s abilities and products and has the ability to provide solutions to clients based on the Firm’s resources

Education and Experience Required: A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a Master’s degree with an emphasis in accounting or an MBA is required. CPA certification is also required. Seven to ten years of related experience, preferably in public accounting, with demonstrated progression in complexity of tax engagements and demonstrated leadership abilities.

Article: The ABCs of Career Change

Posted on April 7, 2010 by Dianedelgadolemaire

Article:	The ABCs of Career Change

By Deborah Walker, CCMC,
Certified Career Management Coach

Making a career change is one of the toughest job-search challenges. For clarification, “career change” means much more than “job change.” A career change means choosing a completely new profession or industry. A “job change” is simply changing employers within the same industry and profession.

The two main reasons people make a career change are:

1) The industry or occupation becomes obsolete
2) Job dissatisfaction.

What makes a career change so difficult? After all, most job seekers attempting a career change know exactly why they would do well in a new profession or industry. The problem comes down to communication. Most job seekers have difficulty communicating in their resume their ability to excel in a new career. Resumes, by definition, focus on career experience (history), but career changers need employers to see their expertise (current skills) in order to be viewed as a viable candidate.

If you are attempting a career change, it becomes easier when you understand the ABC’s of career change:

A: Assess
B: Bridge
C: Communicate

Assess what you want changed.

Before you can make a successful change, you must decide what needs changing. Is it the duties you perform? Your overbearing boss? Your current geographic location? The industry you work in? The size of company you work for? The level of responsibility you hold? Once you pinpoint your exact source of unhappiness, you’re on your way to making the correct choice for change.

Bridge the gap between what you’ve done and what you want to do.

The key to selling yourself based on your expertise rather than your experience is transferable skills. Transferable skills work like bridges to help you cross over from one industry to another or one occupation to another. Transferable skills are those skills you now possess that qualify you as a viable candidate for your career change.

Communicate your ability to excel in your new profession or industry.

Your resume is your front-line communication tool to prospective employers. No matter how well you interview, if your resume doesn’t sell you, there won’t be an opportunity to convince them in person. Use your accomplishments to prove the strength of your transferable skills, and you’ll get interviews faster and with more enthusiasm.

An experienced career coach can help you apply these ABCs to your current resume and your interview skills. Once you practice the ABCs of career change you’ll be on your way to changing your career and changing your life-for the better!

Deborah Walker, President of Alpha Advantage, Inc., is a nationally respected career coach with extensive experience as a former headhunter and corporate recruiter. Her clients include top executives at Pepsi, Ford, Motorola, Target, Sun Microsystems and AT&T.

Her resume and career advice is featured on more than 3,000 websites and published in professional association newsletters nationwide, including the American Marketing Association, APICS, National Black MBA, and Women in Technology International.

Senior Corporate / SEC Accountant, Houston, Texas (70 to 80K) Minimal Overtime!!!

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Dianedelgadolemaire

The Opportunity:

Company is seeking a professional, skilled individual for our Sr. Corporate Accountant position. Responsibilities will include, but not be limited to supporting the Accounting Manager in working through complex accounting issues, supporting the monthly close process, financial preparation and review, GAAP/SEC research and key reconciliations.

Responsibilities:

Financial reporting
Reserve analysis
General ledger account analysis
Month end close
System maintenance
Ad hoc projects

Qualifications/Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
CPA
Must have the following previous experience: Big 4: 2-3 years of experience or Industry: 3-4 years of experience with a SEC registrant
SEC reporting experience
Big 4 experience highly preferred
Monthly close cycle experience highly preferred
Familiar with technical accounting aspects, with research ability (GAAP and SEC)
Proficient with Microsoft Excel
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Ability to research and resolve accounting issues
Strong analytical skills
Experience with computer accounting systems
Team player

Job Search 2010: Old School v. New School

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Dianedelgadolemaire

Job Search 2010: Old School v. New School.

Spanish Speaking Accounting Manager – Southwest, Houston 90 to 110K

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Dianedelgadolemaire

General Statement

Under the general direction of the Controller, the position is responsible for regulatory and managerial financial reporting and related activities.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Assist in the preparation, review and analysis of domestic and consolidated financial statements and managerial financial reports, including completion or management of underlying entries and computations needed to complete financial statements.
Assist in the design and creation of financial reports to help optimize Company operations.
Investigate, design, and implement accounting and internal control procedures to insure accurate financial and tax reporting.
Prepare third party compliance reports.
Assist in the implementation and ongoing financial management of various corporate initiatives including ERP and various system enhancements.
Participate in completion of the corporate year end independent audit.
Assist in Income tax planning and compliance issues.
- Participate in budgeting, financial planning and year-end financial activities.
- Assist with analysis and integration of domestic and foreign acquisitions.
Research and implement new accounting policies, both Corporate and GAAP driven.
- Work with commercial insurance renewal and annual administration.
Assist in management of company’s fleet of vehicles.
Completion of general periodic departmental requirements.
- Perform related duties as required.

Qualifications:

Educational/Knowledge:

CPA.
5+ years of progressive accounting responsibility.
Big 4 experience preferred.
Bilingual (English and Spanish)

Experience/Skills:

Oracle ERP system, including creating of financial statement reports in Oracle General Ledger and using Oracle ADI (Application Data Integrator)
Hyperion Planning and Budgeting experience.
Microsoft office (Excel, Word, Outlook)

Competencies:

Ability to understand and perform the job responsibilities. Able to establish priorities and make efficient use of time to carry out responsibilities.
Strong oral and written communication skills; shares information with others; makes sure people have no surprises. Applies written information to situations and problems. Listens carefully to others.
Perform duties in a detailed and organized manner seen in work area and product. Work product is neat and well thought out and is consistent with other company data. Data is stored in a logical and organized manner.
Display integrity and respect toward co-workers. Is honest, trustworthy and forthcoming in both good and tough times; presents the truth in an appropriate and helpful manner, acts in line with those values; demonstrates a willingness to help others succeed.
Practices a customer centric approach by demonstrating an urgency to meet both internal and external customer’s expectations. Actively seeks information to understand customer’s circumstances, problems, expectations, and then follows through ensuring expectations are met; is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of both internal and external customers: talks and acts professionally with customers and co-workers at all times.
Is a team player by demonstrating cooperation, positive behavior, and commitment to the overall success of the company; helps to creates strong morale in spirit in his/her team; shares wins and success; establishes good interpersonal relationships by helping people feel valued, appreciated, and included in discussions; willing to teach and share knowledge with others.
Driven by results – performs job duties to achieve a high level of quality, productivity, and service; dedicates required time and energy to assignments or tasks to ensure that no aspect of the work is neglected; works to overcome obstacles to complete tasks or assignments; steadfastly pushes self for results. Requires a minimum of supervision – a self starter.
Shows commitment through a willingness to go the “extra mile” and do whatever it takes to get the job done correctly.
Is Accountable for actions and follows through with commitments. Is dependable, meets deadlines and adapts well to changes in jobs, duties, and company initiatives.

Joint Venture Accountant – Houston, TEXAS

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Dianedelgadolemaire

A Houston-based oil and gas E&P company acquired an interest in onshore operations at the end of 2008. The company is searching for a candidate who will have property accounting responsibilities associated with these operations.

Primary responsibilities will include the following:

Track Cash calls and related prepaid accounts.
Assist Tax department with tax basis tracking and quarterly provision as necessary.
Perform required SOX control procedures and maintain related documentation.
Monitor capital spending and tracking of Promoted Well Cost progress, actual and committed, toward annual contractual Carry Amount Tranche.
Confirm and maintain property ownership with Land Department.
Cooperate with other departments in providing information as required or requested.
Prepare reconciliations and variance analysis for all onshore property activities
Process monthly Joint Interest Billing statements for natural gas properties.
Record monthly capital accruals for natural gas properties.
Process Promoted Well Cost invoices.

Record monthly DD&A for natural gas properties until Asset Management system is loaded

Manufacturing Accounting Supervisor – West Houston – 75K

Posted on March 26, 2010March 26, 2010 by Dianedelgadolemaire

Our client, a leading manufacturing & wholesale distribution company, is looking to add an Accounting Supervisor to their team. This person will lead a team of ten throughout the US. We are looking for candidates with over 5 years of accounting experience with a manufacturing company.

Description

Manages the preparation of financial monthly closings for all locations
Supports the Accounting Manager on financial aspects
Supports the effective application of the credit policies
Prepares the financial analysis of the aging report
Forecasting and budgeting support
Perform profitability analysis
Perform analysis of variances (actual costs versus forecast)
Adheres to company and department policies, procedures, and standards

QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelors Degree in Business, Accounting or Finance
5 years or more of Accounting background
Must have supervisory experience
Must have knowledge of US GAAP
Knowledge of budgeting and forecasting techniques as well as proficiency with financial statement analysis and projection
Must have experience with Profit & Losses and Balance Sheet Statements
SAP preferred

Please email your resume to: dcd@fittsroberts.com

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Houston posts job gains in February – Houston Business Journal:

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Dianedelgadolemaire

Houston posts job gains in February – Houston Business Journal:.

Internal Controls Specialist – 80 to 100K – Houston, Texas

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Dianedelgadolemaire

– Maintain a record of all deficiencies from Internal & external audits, and ICADs. Follow-up to ensure corrective action is committed to and completed. Re-test to ensure compliance.
– Co-ordinate collection and retention of quarterly rep letters from DPS finance managers. Follow up when exceptions noted.
– Assist the DPS Internal Controls Manager with the development and execution of the audit plan for DPS entities.
– Perform initial and follow-up site visits of new DPS acquisitions.
– Special audits/site visits as requested by Division, Group, or Corporate management, which may include assistance with physical inventory/cycle count audits or with Fixed Asset physical inventory program and audits.
– Follow-up site visits for locations with significant deficiencies, extraordinary number of findings or multiple repeat findings.
– Travel expected to be approximately 30-50% of the year (international & domestic).
– Assist in the maintenance of the Account Reconciliation System (ARS).
– Assist in training the groupâ€™s finance and accounting staffs as necessary to ensure correct processing procedures are utilized for ICADs and ARS.
– Assist with updating DPS Policy & Procedures to ensure compliance with new and emerging GAAP.
– Projects as might be assigned
– Oversight of internal control procedures and processes using the ICAD system for DPS entities.
– Oversight of DPS entities with respect to compliance of Corporate and Group policy.

Bachelors degree in accounting. Auditing experience with a Big Four accounting firm a plus. CPA license a requirement. Exposure to SAP or other complex computerized environments (ERP). Exposure to HFM or other reporting systems. Proficiency on a PC and related software programs including Excel, Outlook and Powerpoint. Demonstrated ability to communicate and express ideas verbally and in writing

dcd@fittsroberts.com

Purchasing / AP Coordinator – Channelview – 40 t 45K

Posted on March 17, 2010March 17, 2010 by Dianedelgadolemaire

We are looking for an energetic person who enjoys multitasking in a very busy environment. The right candidate would have at least 3 years of purchasing experience and some accounts payable experience.

Manages purchasing to ensure the timely and accurate processing of vendor invoices and payments.
Manages company’s purchasing functions to provide accurate and timely processing and disbursement of vendor
obligations.
Conducts regular bid/RFP to obtain most competitive pricing
Ensures adherence to Purchasing policies and procedures.
Communicates regularly to internal and external customers
Interacts on a regular basis external customers as well as other internal departments to integrate solutions that meet the company’s goals both financially and operationally.
Supervise one AP Clerk
2+ years of Accounts Payable Processing experience.
3+years of Purchasing experience
Excel, Access, Word, Great Plains

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PERFORMANCE SKILLS

Strong communication skills both verbal and written. The ability to multi-task and willingness to
learn new skills. Team oriented person
who can focus on the details. Proven
results oriented goal developed for staff. The ability to deal effectively with tight
month end closing process. The ability
to work effectively in a high growth environment and a rapidly changing
organization. Report writing skills.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and comprehend
simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in
one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other
employees of the organization.

Senior International Tax Accountant – Houston, Texas

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Dianedelgadolemaire

Overview:

Tax Accounting is responsible for income tax provisions and accounts. The analyst will support U.S and foreign effective tax rate calculations and analyze differences between forecast and actual provisions. The analyst will also participate in the Tax Department’s maintenance of tax basis balance sheets.

Responsibilities:

Assist in the preparation of segment-level and overall corporate effective tax rate calculations. Provide support analysis for period-to-period tax rate variations.
Calculate and record monthly foreign and U.S. income tax provisions for assigned entities. Ensure accurate return to accrual adjustments for differences between booked provisions and filed tax returns.
Support the preparation of U.S. tax basis balance sheets. Interface with tax compliance and accounting personnel to ensure accurate measurements of book and tax bases. Perform tax basis balance sheet training and review functions. Consolidate entity level deferred tax calculations.
Prepare and review foreign tax basis balance sheets. Analyze the U.S. tax impacts of foreign deferred taxes.
Participate in the implementation of a tax provision software package (CorpTax AGP). 6. Ensure income tax provisions and accounts are compliant with FAS 109 and Sarbanes-Oxley. Provide supporting documentation and interact with internal and public auditors.
Provide back-up support for other tax accounting analysts.
Participate in Tax Department special projects and assignments.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
CPA preferred
Experience with public accounting or Oil and Gas preferred
Minimum 3 years of tax accounting experience
Prefer International tax accounting experience

March 2010 Newsletter for Accounting Professionals in Houston, Texas

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Dianedelgadolemaire

Industry News and Updates

So, I know everyone is very anxious to hear what is happening in Houston. Well, believe it or not it I have great news to report! Our Houston CFS office has been extremely busy this year. We had a great start in January and that has continued all the way into March. We have been placing accounting professionals in permanent and temporary jobs at a greater pace every week. A lot of companies cut pretty deep with layoffs in 2009 and are starting to see their volume of business pick up again. This is prompting them to first look to contractors and then eventually it will lead to more permanent positions. It may be time to dust off that old resume! Or just follow my blog at: www.dianedelgadolemaire.wordpress.com. I also accept all LinkedIn invitations: www.linkedin.com/in/dianedelgadolemaire

Local Statistics

National / Houston Unemployment Rate: 9.7% / 8.3%
Price of Oil / Natural Gas: $81 / $4.42
Oil Rig Count: 1396
Industries hiring: Upstream Oil & Gas, CPA Firms, Non Profit, Healthcare, Business Services, Commercial & Residential Property Management
Positions in demand: Tax Staff, Tax Senior, Tax Manager (Public & Industry), Controller & CFO (coming back), Senior Accountant, Oil & Gas Revenue Accountant
Industries not hiring or flat: Manufacturing, Construction, Homebuilding

Great Article

http://www.accountingweb.com/topic/education-careers/hiring-outlook-good-accounting-pros

Below is a partial list of our local and national searches:

Revenue Accountant
West Houston, 80K, 10% Bonus Potential

Joint Venture Accountant
West Houston, SAP

Senior Auditor (Public Accounting)
Centra Houston, Work Life Balance, Paid Overtime

Corporate Accoutning Director
West Houston, 150K plus bonus

Bookkeeper
Houston, Great Plains & Job Costing

4 Senior Tax Accountants
Galleria, Public Accounting

IT Auditor (E&P)
Galleria, 110K

Tax Manager or Senior Tax Manger
Downtown and Galleria, Public Accounting

Tax Lead Partnership Accounting
Downtown

Accounts Payable / Purchasing Speciailst
Channelview, Great Plains, 40K

2 Senior Auditors Needed, Houston Texas – CPA Firm

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Dianedelgadolemaire

Do you really love working for a CPA firm, but need a little more WORK / LIFE balance????? We have the right opportunity waiting for you. One of clients is looking to add 2 senior auditors to their practice. The CPA Firm works with small and large organizations including high net wealth individuals, schools, foundations, musuems, agencies, small businesses and much more. The office is very casual and the hours are flexible. They offer paid overtime. The ideal candidate is a CPA (or eligible to sit for exam) with at least 2 to 6 years of Audit experience. They like team players! Please email your resume to dcd@fittsroberts.com to find out more information. https://dianedelgadolemaire.wordpress.com http://twitter.com /CPARecruiterHOU http://www.linkedin.com/in/dianedelgadolemaire

Revenue Accountant!!!!

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Dianedelgadolemaire

Essential Job Duties:

Recording Oil & Gas revenue transactions in Energy Upstream (P2ES) Revenue Environment. Processing cash feeds & run tickets, preparation of manual upload spreadsheets, Agreement Setups, and ensure proper severance tax accruals are calculated. Monthly reconciliation of General Ledger Accounts and Accounts Receivable. Perform volume & value trend analysis and provide explanation for exceptions.

Required Qualifications:

• 2+ years experience working in a Revenue Accounting role, preferrably in an Oil & Gas company.
• Bachelors Degree in Accounting or related field (min 21 hours of accounting credit)
• Must demonstrate initiative and interact effectively with others in a team environment
• Must communicate effectively with internal & external clients
• Must be able to manage multiple tasks and meet short deadlines
• Excellent fundamental accounting skills; hands on experience with general ledger reconciliations
• Fluctuations in workloads will require some overtime
• Excellent Excel spreadsheet experience

Additional Desired Qualifications:

• Oil & Gas revenue accounting experience
• Oracle Financial and/or P2ES software application experience
• Oracle Discoverer query tool experience

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Financial Analyst 50 to 75K, Houston, Texas

Tax, Tax, Tax – Houston, Texas – Senior, Supervisor, Manager Roles!!!

Article: The ABCs of Career Change

Senior Corporate / SEC Accountant, Houston, Texas (70 to 80K) Minimal Overtime!!!

Job Search 2010: Old School v. New School

Spanish Speaking Accounting Manager – Southwest, Houston 90 to 110K

General Statement

Joint Venture Accountant – Houston, TEXAS

Manufacturing Accounting Supervisor – West Houston – 75K

Houston posts job gains in February – Houston Business Journal:

Internal Controls Specialist – 80 to 100K – Houston, Texas

Purchasing / AP Coordinator – Channelview – 40 t 45K

Senior International Tax Accountant – Houston, Texas

March 2010 Newsletter for Accounting Professionals in Houston, Texas

2 Senior Auditors Needed, Houston Texas – CPA Firm

Revenue Accountant!!!!